Updated On: 11 May, 2019 08:48 AM IST | Madrid | AFP
Serbia's World No. 1 progresses to semis after Croatia's Cilic withdraws with illness; Swiss ace falls to Thiem

Novak Djokovic returns to Marin Cilic in the quarter-final of the Madrid Open yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Novak Djokovic walked into the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters yesterday when ninth-seeded Marin Cilic withdrew before their match with stomach problems, officials said.
Meanwhile, Dominic Thiem saved two match points to defeat Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (13/11), 6-4 and reach the semi-finals. Austrian fifth seed and Barcelona champion Thiem will play Djokovic today.